1Better is a dry morsel, and quietness with it, Than a house full of feasting with strife.
2A servant who deals wisely shall rule over a son who causes shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brothers.
3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Yehovah tries the hearts.
4An evildoer gives heed to wicked lips; And a liar gives ear to a malicious tongue.
5Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; And he who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
6Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.
7Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool; Much less are lying lips for a prince.
8A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; Wherever it turns, it prospers.
9He who covers a transgression seeks love; But he who harps on a matter separates close friends.
10A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
11An evil man seeks only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
13Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
14The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water: Therefore quit contention, before there is quarreling.
15He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Yehovah.
16Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he has no understanding?
17A friend loves at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.
18A man void of understanding strikes hands, And becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor.
19He who loves strife loves transgression: He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.
20He who has a wayward heart finds no good; And he who has a perverse tongue falls into harm.
21He who fathers a fool does it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool has no joy.
22A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
23A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.
24Wisdom is before the face of him who has understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.
26Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
27He who spares his words has knowledge; And he who is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise; When he shuts his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.